TRAE

What it is for

TRAE is ByteDance’s AI IDE: the editor opens a folder on the left and a side chat on the right so you can ask about the repo, generate a patch, or plan a change. Use it when the job is an IDE with a built-in agent panel.

Free is $0. Lite is the first paid card at $3; Pro is $10. The cover is the official Chat docs still — empty workspace, “Work with Chat”, and the composer.

What makes it unique: side chat and inline chat sit in the same IDE, and Pro adds a $20 monthly usage pool plus TraeWork cloud tasks.

Key features

• Side chat — repo Q&A, generation, and planning in the right panel; add files or images as context (docs).
• Inline chat — Command/Ctrl+I next to the open file or a selection.
• Autocomplete — inline completions while you type in the editor.
• TraeWork — send a cloud task from the IDE and let it run off the local window.
• Voice input — speak into the side-chat composer; TRAE transcribes before you send.
• Chat copy — fork a new thread from any reply, keeping the history up to that turn.

Who it's for

Best fit: developers who want an AI IDE with a side-chat panel and a published monthly usage pool.

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) from the live cards on trae.ai/pricing. Recurring monthly cards auto-renew. Re-check before you buy.

• Free — $0. $3 basic usage; 5,000 Autocomplete; up to 2 cloud tasks.
• Lite — $3/month on the live cards and the Feb 13, 2026 membership post. $5 basic usage; up to 2 cloud tasks.
• Pro — $10/month (list price on the live card). The same card also prints $0 as the current promo. $20 basic usage; unlimited Autocomplete; up to 10 concurrent TraeWork tasks.
• Pro+ — $30/month. $90 basic usage (3.5× Pro); up to 15 cloud tasks.
• Ultra — $100/month. $400 basic usage (20× Pro); model early access; up to 20 cloud tasks.

Annual cards on the same page take 25% off those list prices (Pro $7.5, Pro+ $22.5, Ultra $75). Docs at Plans & billing keep the same $10 / $30 / $100 as the protected recurring price for existing Pro / Pro+ / Ultra subscribers.

Limitations / costs

• Free stays on Auto mode with a $3 usage cap and 5,000 Autocomplete.
• $20 / $90 / $400 is the Pro / Pro+ / Ultra usage pool. Extra work waits for the next cycle or a higher card.
• Cover is the official Chat docs still of the IDE + side chat.
• Queue priority steps up from Standard on Free to Fast on paid cards.

Alternatives

• Cursor — Agent/Tab IDE; Plus $8, Premium $30.
• Kiro — AWS spec-driven IDE; Pro $20.
• Windsurf — Devin Desktop lineage; Pro $20.

Official tutorial

Written TRAE Chat plus Pricing.

Website

https://www.trae.ai

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is TRAE’s official Chat docs still (folder list + side-chat composer). Dollars checked on the live trae.ai/pricing cards (Free $0; Lite $3; Pro $10 list / $0 promo; Pro+ $30; Ultra $100) and the official membership post.

Last verified

2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.